Danelle Barrett

Former Rear Admiral Danelle Barrett served as Director of Current Operations at U.S. Cyber Command, and as the Navy Cyber Security Division Director and Deputy Chief Information Officer on the Chief of Naval Operations staff. In her last position in the U.S. Navy, she led the Navy’s strategic development and execution of digital and cyber security efforts, enterprise information technology improvements and cloud policy and governance for 700K personnel across a global network.  An innovator, she implemented visionary digital transformation to modernise with unprecedented speed, significantly improving Navy Information Warfare capabilities. Her numerous operational assignments included deployments to Iraq, on an aircraft carrier in support of operations in Afghanistan and to Haiti providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief after the 2010 earthquake.

She currently executes a portfolio of work that includes being an Independent Director on several Corporate Boards, consulting, public speaking, and writing with over 41 published articles. She is the author of “Rock the Boat:  Lead Change, Encourage Innovation and Be a Successful Leader.”

Danelle is a graduate of Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in History. She holds Masters of Arts in Management, National Security Strategic Studies, and Human Resources Development.  She also earned a Master of Science in Information Management.